Franklin Township Board of Education: Six Candidates Vie for Three Seats

By MALIK A. LYONS

August 1, 2017 at 8:50 PM

By MALIK A. LYONS

August 1, 2017 at 8:50 PM

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ – Franklin Township Board of Education election will be a contested race in November with six people running for three seats.

Current Board of Education President Ed Potosnak and Patricia E. Stanley are the only incumbents seeking re-election. The other four candidates are Michelle L. Shelton, Nishita Desai, Michael J. Smith, and Andre T. Fryson.

The nominating petitions were due to the county clerk’s office by 4 p.m. on Monday.

SOMERSET, NJ - Did you miss any of last week’s top news stories? Click on the headlines to catch up:

A township resident faces multiple charges in the armed robbery of a WaWa store after the suspect was confronted by a gas station attendant, who tried to confine the suspect inside a booth where a cash register was located.

Armed Robbery Suspect from Franklin Park Faces Multiple ...

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SOMERVILLE., NJ – A Somerville man and his two sons, plus a fourth suspect from Newark, have been charged with kidnapping and assaulting a 21-year-old Somerville resident.

Arrested and charged with First Degree Kidnapping and Third Degree Assault are David Alex Villegas, 22, of Davenport Street; David Andres Villegas, 42, of Davenport Street; Troy Warren, 28, of Clinton Avenue, Newark, and ...

SOMERVILLE., NJ – A Somerville man and his two sons, plus a fourth suspect from Newark, have been ...

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ - As the township begins work on a Route 27 water main relining project Monday, residents that use the road between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. might want to find another route.

According to the township, work is set to begin Monday night on relining the water main along Route 27 between Promenade Boulevard and Route 518, causing Route 27 to be closed to thru traffic possibly until ...

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ - As the township begins work on a Route 27 water main relining project ...

SOMERSET, NJ – The residents of Franklin will have a new quick-service restaurant serving affordably priced authentic Afghan and Middle Eastern food, along with a variety of other choices, including burgers, sandwiches, wings, salads and more by the end of August if all goes according to plan.

"According to Levin Management Corporation, Flame Kabob anticipates opening by the end of this ...

SOMERSET, NJ – The residents of Franklin will have a new quick-service restaurant ...

“Imagine a group of people, picking up a drum or some percussion, and the next thing you know, everyone is jamming! The air is filled with motivating sound and movement. You are floating and really feeling the beat! The sound is healing! You are part of the drumming and rhythm.”

This was the image that Dave Miller created in an interactive drumming circle program he recently presented with ...

“Imagine a group of people, picking up a drum or some percussion, and the next thing you know, ...

NEWARK, NJ - Daniel Castro put his head on the water bottle he clutched between his shackled hands as he sat on an airplane bound for detention centers, first in Nebraska then Louisiana. He resigned himself to the sobering fact he was being deported back to Nicaragua.

What worried him more than his return to the place he fled as a young teenager to escape poverty and political fighting, was ...

NEWARK, NJ - Daniel Castro put his head on the water bottle he clutched between his shackled hands ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Prosecutor's Office has announced that police agencies all over Somerset County, and around New Jersey, are participating in the state's largest drunk driving crackdown.

According to a release, the 2018 "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" Statewide Labor Day Crackdown begins Aug. 16 and finishes Sept. 4.

During the campaign Somerset and Hunterdon county law ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Prosecutor's Office has announced that police agencies all ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ -The brightly lit midway arch is once again expected to welcome an average of 15,000 local residents to the annual six-day Rotary Fair beginning Tuesday, August 14.

Located adjacent to the Hillsborough Promenade, 315 Route 206, the Fair transforms the field into a classic carnival with over 20 amusement rides, games of chance, food vendors and local business displays.

“It’s ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ -The brightly lit midway arch is once again expected to welcome an average of ...